Man held for opening fire in Karachi trust office

Suspect had tried for forcefully take away a woman seeking shelter, said to be his sister-in-law

KARACHI:

Police arrested on Thursday a man suspected of opening fire at Sarim Burney Welfare Trust International's office near Old Sabzi Mandi the previous day.

A man had opened fire on the office and attempted to forcefully take away a woman, Bisma, who, according to the trust officials, had sought shelter at the office after leaving her home over domestic issues.

They said that Bisma identified the man as Naveed, her brother-in-law.

When the staff tried to stop Naveed, he abused them, threatening them of serious consequences, fired in the air and fled, said the welfare organisation's founder, Sarim Burney.

A case for the incident was registered after it was reported to the police, following which they arrested Naveed.

According to police, Bisma refused to go with Naveed while he tried to take her away by force, and further investigation of the matter is underway.

"Such incidents are a common occurrence but our team puts their lives at risk to save other lives and continues to work in these dangerous situations," said Burney, pointing out that the cooperation of police and other law enforcement agencies was essential for them to continue to operate.

He demanded immediate action against the man involved in the shooting at the trust's office.